Athletic Hall of Fame

  • John LaRosa ’54

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    John LaRosa was an 8-letter man in the annuls of Southern’ s great teams in the1950’s. He played JV ball…

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  • John Fratto ’53

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    John Anthony Fratto captained SPHS’s Fencing teams in the early 1950’s. He went on to Temple University where he captained…

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  • Ron Funaro ’68

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    Born & raised in South Philadelphia, Ron has never lost the taste of a good thing. He was a two-sport…

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  • Lance McFadden ’56

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    Lance McFadden was part of the City Championship Junior Varsity basketball team in ’54. But in baseball with brother Brian,…

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  • Nate Blackwell ’83

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    Nate Blackwell started playing varsity basketball as a freshman and was a star for three years. For his outstanding play…

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  • Frank Sodano ’48

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    While at Southern Frankie Sodano was a member of the 1948 US Olympic Boxing Team. He’s they only athlete to…

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  • Willard “Willy” Jacobs ’50

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    “Willy” played Varsity Basketball at Southern High School in 1949 and 1950 being on the All-Star Teams and Southern’ s…

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  • Jimmy De George ’49

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    Jimmy De George ’49 participated in bowling, basketball, and baseball in ’47, ’48 & ’49 at Southern. “Toots” was a…

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  • Pete Tate ’58

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    Pete Tate Sr. is a ’58 graduate and in ’62 earned his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Science at…

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  • Bob Greenberg ’55

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    Bob Greenberg ’55 played JV ball for one year and two years with the Varsity team. The ’55 squad had…

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